The episode starts with a group contemporary routine to 'The Dance' by Charlotte Martin and choreographed by Mia Michaels. I usually like her routines, but this one seems flat. It reminds me of a trippy Raggedy Ann and Andy with a...

Jazz is historically a male-dominated field, and the list of famous female jazz drummers isnât a terribly long one. But with the rowdily named âBoom Tic Boom,â Allison Miller stakes a claim to being one of the most promising drummers...

Every disaster requires a splashy celeb-heavy music bash. So why not the big gusher in the gulf? Rocker Lenny Kravitz, who owns a house in the French Quarter, was the first to sign up for a Gulf Aid concert in...

As the sun began to set over the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, the Gulf Aid benefit to help those affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was still in full stride Sunday evening. Inside Mardi Gras...

Rich Warren's 50 most significant singer-songwriters of folk in the last 50 years, in alphabetical order, as presented on last night's "Midnight Special" broadcast of WFMT-FM 98.7: 1. Ben Bedford (Lincolnâs Man) 2. Eric Bogle (And the Band Played...

Is geography destiny? Pink, the pop diva obsessed with daring to be different, would be wise to think so. In a recent chat with this critic timed to celebrate the release of her career-spanning compilation "Greatest Hits...So Far!" the powerful...

Thursday-Friday In 10 years of existence, the Bad Plus has somehow become easy to take for granted. Since breaking out with "These Are the Vistas" back in 2003, the group has specialized in a tough-to-categorize and tougher-to-resist brand of acrobatic...

Blues rock icon John Mayall, soft rocker Edwin McCain, funk and soul jazz saxophonist Maceo Parker and 1980s heavy metal band Kix will play the planned Musikfest Café at SteelStacks in its first few months, ArtsQuest just announced. Also, the...

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Singer/songwriter Dr. John is headed for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in two weeks. Just two weeks ago, he was up for two Grammy Awards for two different projects. He’s had a varied and illustrious career...

The surprise winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best New Artist, a classic 1970s and ’80s soft rocker and one of the last voices of popular music’s iconic heyday will highlight the 15th season of Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts...